The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 1

Taught By: Mr. Williams

The Mystery of the Cliff Dwellers

Comprehension Skill:Making Inferences

What do you think the

purpose of the Mary Celeste’s voyage was?

Why do you think the captain

ordered his men to board

the Mary Celeste?

On what day do you think the crewmen left the ship?

Why?

Common Room

Hearth

Mainland

Phases

Sod

Sparkling

Villages

Kayak

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

Question Evidence from the Story Inference

172-173: What does nature mean to the cousins and their culture?

The cousins make hats and baskets from roots. They gather food from the land and ocean.

Nature is important to the cousins and the Alutiiq culture

175-176: Why do you think Moon wants the most patient cousin for his wife?

Moon must work and cannot always be home. His wife gets bored.

His wife will need to be patient in order to wait for him while he is away.

176: What is the work Moon must do?

His wife complains that he leaves every night. The cousins saw him in the sky every night.

He needs to shine in the sky all night.

178-179: Why are the star people laying face down?

They each have one sparkling eye. This section of the story takes place on the “other side” of the sky.

They are looking down so they can make the stars shine down on Earth.

180: Why does Moon’s wife cover hear head with a blanket and say she has pain on her face?

Moon told her not to go into the storeroom, but she did. Now she has one of Moon’s pieces of light stuck to her face.

She doesn’t want Moon to know she was in the storeroom trying on his masks.

The Girl Who Married the Moon

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 2

Taught By: Mr. Williams

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

Decoding: Inflectional Endings –s, -es

Lives

husbands

villages

beaches

evenings

heavens

cycles

enjoys

carries

glimmers

-s

-es

What are Homophones?

Mall

Maul

Stare

Stair

Tear

Tier

Role

Roll

Dessert

Desert

Vocabulary: Homophones

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The Girl Who Married the Moon

With your Suit partner, discuss questions 1-7 on page 182 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions.

What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing the selection?

What Mystery does the selection attempt to explain?What kind of writing

is the selection an example of?

How did the author attempt to explain the mystery?

Why do you think the mystery fascinates people?

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 3

Taught By: Mr. Williams

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

Decoding: Inflectional Endings –s, -es

Lives

husbands

villages

beaches

evenings

heavens

cycles

enjoys

carries

glimmers

-s

-es

What are Homophones?

There

Their

They’re

To

Too

Two

Sees

Seas

Seize

Rain

Reign

Rein

Buy

Bye

By

Vocabulary: Homophones

Extreme Partner Reading

Step 1 •Read the Story Summery to yourself one time. •Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.

Step 2 •Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression. •Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced.

Step 3 •Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text. •Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm.

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 4

Taught By: Mr. Williams

• common room– A large room where people

gather to eat or share other activities

• hearth– The floor of a fireplace

• mainland– The large land mass of a country or

continent that does not include islands

• phases– The changes in appearance that

the moon or planet goes through each month

• sod– A chunck of grassy soil held together

by matted roots

• sparkling– Giving off flashes of light

• villages– Small settlements where people live

• kayak– A lightweight canoe, propelled by a

double bladed paddle, with only one small opening on top for one or two people

Key Background Vocabulary

Images of the MoonWith your shoulder partner, read

pages 184-187 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 184. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..

Compare “Brazilian Moon Tale” to “Girl Who Married the Moon?

3. In “Winter Moon”, could the author have compared the moon or a knife with a curved blade? Why or why not?

4. Which poem contained the most vivid imagery? Why?

2. What similarities can you find between, “Summer Full Moon” & “Half Moon”.

1. Which phases of the moon are discussed in each poem?

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In the NewsChoose one of the Newspaper articles

available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.

What is the article about?

Where and when is the article talking about?

Why did it happen and why is this important?

Who is the article about?

The Girl Who Married the Moon

By: Joseph Bruchac & Gayle Ross

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 2, Day 5

Taught By: Mr. Williams

Weekly Skills Test1. Make sure your name, date, and

assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.

4. Finish any other unfinished work.